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Sarah Ulmer
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December 4, 2018
Mississippi lawmakers announce $14.1 million USDA rural development award for New Albany wastewater plant
USDA Provides $29.4 Million in Loan & Grant Awards for Water & Wastewater Projects in State U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) today praised the approval of a $14.1 million loan and grant package from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will allow the City of New…
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Courtney Ingle
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December 4, 2018
Velesha P. Williams announces run for governor
Velesha P. Williams has announced that she has joined the race for the Governor’s seat. Williams retired as the Director of Metro Jackson Community Prevention Coalition at Jackson State University (JSU) in 2016. While at JSU, she served as a Principal Investigator (PI) for several federal and state programs, generating over 10 million dollars in…
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Courtney Ingle
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December 4, 2018
Waitlisted: The Berrys: Hitting Wall After Wall
The Berrys: Hitting Wall After Wall By Joanna Holbert, Empower Mississippi Will and Jodi Berry of Sumrall are not unlike other parents when it comes to their worries and hopes for their children. But the couple has an extra burden to bear regarding their younger son Nathan because of the struggles he has faced in…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 4, 2018
Medicaid EASE Initiative aims to improve access to needed services
DOM’s EASE Initiative aims to improve access to needed services for Medicaid beneficiaries Effective Jan. 1, 2019, the Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM) is increasing the number of physician visits it covers for Medicaid beneficiaries, the first of a series of changes the agency plans to roll out in the coming year. The move is…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 4, 2018
Wicker Names Keast as Commerce Committee Staff Director
Keast Served as Wicker’s First Chief of Staff, Has Strong Mississippi Connections U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., announced today he has selected John P. Keast to serve as the staff director of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Wicker hired Keast to manage his successful first election to the U.S. House of Representatives…
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Courtney Ingle
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December 4, 2018
MDE Announces Mid-Year Lottery for Special Needs Scholarship Program Applications
The Mississippi Department of Education announced today that it will hold the mid-year lottery for Education Scholarship Accounts (ESA) on December 13. The lottery will award 41 ESAs for the 2018-19 school year that were forfeited by families who opted not to participate in the program. Established by the Equal Opportunity for Students with Special…
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Courtney Ingle
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December 4, 2018
Incumbent Gipson announces candidacy for MS Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
Incumbent Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce has officially announced his candidacy to keep the seat to which he was appointed last year. Gipson was appointed by Governor Phil Bryant when Senator-elect Cindy Hyde-Smith left the position to run for retired U.S. Senator Thad Cochran’s seat. The current commissioner made his announcement on Facebook. “I,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 4, 2018
Agriculture Commissioner Gipson Submits Comments on Regulation of Cell-Cultured Food Products
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson, on behalf of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, submitted public comments to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding the use of cellular agriculture to manufacture products derived from livestock and poultry stem cells. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and USDA have joint authority…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 4, 2018
State Auditor Issues $673,000 Demand Against Estate of Former Wilkinson County Chancery Clerk
State Auditor Shad White has issued a civil demand to the estate of the former Chancery Clerk of Wilkinson County, the late Thomas C. Tolliver. The demand states Tolliver exceeded the fee cap for his position and failed to reimburse the county for employee salary expenses. “Thomas Tolliver’s estate owes the taxpayers of Wilkinson County…
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Magnolia Tribune
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December 4, 2018
YP Daily Roundup 12/4/18
CLARION LEDGER – Retired state employees should be able to keep their pension and serve in Miss. Legislature, AG says Retired state employees have long forfeited their pensions if they served in the Mississippi Legislature. Now a new attorney general’s opinion could clear the way for state retirees, including troopers, teachers, school superintendents and health…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 3, 2018
Is the Democratic mayor of Magnolia considering a challenge of Jim Hood in Governor’s race?
The mayor of Magnolia, Mississippi, Anthony Witherspoon, has been publicly polling social media to gather feedback on him as a candidate in the 2019 Governor’s race. Witherspoon told the public the desired portions of a prospective platform would include the legalization of recreational and medical marijuana, $15/hr minimum wage increase, and fully funded public education,…
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Sarah Ulmer
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December 3, 2018
Representative Robert Foster considers run for Governor
District 28 Representative, Robert Foster (R), took to Facebook over the weekend to announce he is considering a run for Governor in 2019. In the video Foster asks the people what they want to see in their next Governor, and would they want to see that from him. Foster is a farmer and small business…
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Additional funding sought to expand Miss. Dept. of Education’s coaching support program
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Daniel Tyson
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December 19, 2025
Lawmakers consider ways to assist with Mississippi military service members’ mental health struggles
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Mississippi sees rise in K-12 teacher vacancies
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Brett Martel, Associated Press
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December 19, 2025
Ole Miss bracing for a better Tulane team in College Football Playoff opener
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Alistair Begg
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December 19, 2025
His hands raised high
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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December 18, 2025
College Football Playoff picks: Sooners, Aggies, Rebels and Ducks should advance to quarterfinals
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Kelley Williams
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December 19, 2025
Cliff Notes for Corps speak
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Sid Salter
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December 17, 2025
PERS pension concerns remain volatile for state lawmakers in 2026 as markets rumble
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Kimberly Ross
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December 16, 2025
Lessons from Luigi: Quit lionizing cold-blooded murderers
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